Chain restaurants we miss

February 4, 2013 |By AUBREY COHEN

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"HoJo's" traces its roots trace back to a small, orange-roofed soda fountain in Massachusetts, where "Howard Johnson invented a secret formula for the most delicious chocolate and vanilla ice cream ever" around 1925, according to the company's official history. The popularity of his ice cream led to franchises, which eventually included restaurants and hotels, with orange roofs, of course, although not on this now-departed restaurant in New York's Times Square.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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"HoJo's" traces its roots trace back to a small, orange-roofed soda fountain in Massachusetts, where "Howard Johnson invented a secret formula for the most delicious chocolate and vanilla ice cream ever" around 1925, according to the company's official history. The popularity of his ice cream led to franchises, which eventually included restaurants and hotels, with orange roofs, of course, although not on this now-departed restaurant in New York's Times Square.